Upgradeing!!

~x~Rachel~x~ · 14-02-2008, 22:42

I wanna upgrade from my samsung d900 but theres not many phones about i like can anyone please send a link of some good phoneson contract thanks!!

xxx

Ricardodaforce · 14-02-2008, 22:53

Which network are you on? Go to one of their shops.

~x~Rachel~x~ · 14-02-2008, 22:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce

Which network are you on? Go to one of their shops.

Well im on vodafone and they are quite rubbish phones mainly lol... Erm all i wanted to know really was anyones recmmendations of any good quailty phones..?..
xxx

Ricardodaforce · 15-02-2008, 05:58

You need to be more specific about the features you want the phone to have.

RH75 · 15-02-2008, 18:48

I'm in the same situtation as you - curently have the samsung d900 also - and can't really see anything that betters this. (o2)
The only thing I dont like about this phone is not being able to set my mp3's as txt msg tones and battery life isn't that great.
Has anyone please got a recommendation of a mobile that does set mp3's as texts, as well as the features of my curent samsung d900, thank you

~x~Rachel~x~ · 16-02-2008, 00:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by RH75

I'm in the same situtation as you - curently have the samsung d900 also - and can't really see anything that betters this. (o2)
The only thing I dont like about this phone is not being able to set my mp3's as txt msg tones and battery life isn't that great.
Has anyone please got a recommendation of a mobile that does set mp3's as texts, as well as the features of my curent samsung d900, thank you

I know the battery is rubbish and the message tones are rubbish but the rest of the phone is great altho the camara is also rubbish lol....
Theres not much choice out there really is there...
xxxx

TheUnholySinner · 16-02-2008, 00:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by RH75

I'm in the same situtation as you - curently have the samsung d900 also - and can't really see anything that betters this. (o2)
The only thing I dont like about this phone is not being able to set my mp3's as txt msg tones and battery life isn't that great.
Has anyone please got a recommendation of a mobile that does set mp3's as texts, as well as the features of my curent samsung d900, thank you

I think any brand apart from Samsung allow customizable text tones. Dont know why they dont allow this little feature on their phones, and it the thing that puts me off getting one of their phones as i regularly change all my tones!

The three phones i would recommend at the minute is the LG Viewty, Nokia N95, or to keep things simple (but FULLY customizable) the Nokia 6300.

I currently have the 6300, and very happy with it, but as i said on a different thread, my partner is thinking of getting a contract, but happy with her current phone so i said ill have the new one - and im stuck between the above two.
I think the Viewty is the stylish and modern look with a great camera and touchscreen features. Then the N95 is a smartphone, great camera and GPS sat nav.

I believe its the fact of too many phones out to choose from, and not the fact of not enough, if you look into all thats out there.

jonespr1 · 16-02-2008, 11:07

Note down what you use most on phone or a wishlist so that some phones can be suggested, i.e. camera very important, need MP3 player, would like a radio etc..

choicefreedom20 · 16-02-2008, 13:40

ya getting new mobile is solely depends upon the feature one want to have
so be specific wat you want in your mobile

~x~Rachel~x~ · 16-02-2008, 18:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonespr1

Note down what you use most on phone or a wishlist so that some phones can be suggested, i.e. camera very important, need MP3 player, would like a radio etc..

I would like a phone with a good quailty camara, able to have mp3s as ringtones and message tones, a mp3 player (obviously lol) internet, bluetooth and good battery life because im a very heavy phone user lol as im a women what do you expect...
xxx

RH75 · 16-02-2008, 19:45

Pretty much the same 'wants' as me, have been into the 02 shop today and whittled it down to 6 phones, but not sure they can have mp3's as txt tones, got 4 days til official upgrade date, so time to research.

Sony Ericsson W910i or K8501
Nokia N95 or N81
Nokia 6500 classic or slide

Any pros or cons of the above?

SPARKIE1984 · 16-02-2008, 20:30

i know someone with the classic and its great but simplistic! and the slide i should think is the same as the classic but a slider.

the n95 is amazing and im thinking of picking up the n81 it seems pretty cool!

cant speak for sony ericssons personally never really been a fan!

Ricardodaforce · 16-02-2008, 21:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPARKIE1984

i know someone with the classic and its great but simplistic! and the slide i should think is the same as the classic but a slider.

the n95 is amazing and im thinking of picking up the n81 it seems pretty cool!

cant speak for sony ericssons personally never really been a fan!

The 6500s are very different.
One has a 3.2mp camera, the other 2mp
One has expandable memory the other doesn't.

~x~Rachel~x~ · 16-02-2008, 21:44

Im liking the nokia 6500 slide still undecided though lol....
Well i still have abit of time till i can upgrade so ill just wait and see thanks for all your help x

SPARKIE1984 · 17-02-2008, 09:01

well i never, ur a mind of information mate.

i know the classic is a wicked little phone though!

RH75 · 18-02-2008, 09:14

Having been back to the store, the N series are too big and bulky for my needs, not sure i like the controls/buttons of K850i, gone off the nokia 6500 classic, leaving 6500 slide, W910i and salesman pushing me towards one i hadn't considered, samsung G600! Decisions, decisions!

Lawe13 · 18-02-2008, 12:07

Forget the G600 the camera is terrible, you are much better of with the 6500 Slide for the camera. W910i if music is more important to you. You have to decide that tho.

magikmax · 18-02-2008, 15:16

I would say that go for Nokia for features, power and reliability (and N series for customisation) or go for Sony Ericsson for camera/music as your main needs. I would personally steer clear of Motorola, as their handsets are over-priced and under-powered.

I went from a Sony Ericsson K800i to a Samsung D900 due to a fault with my K800i, but the Sony operating system is better, more customisable, the phone was more powerful, and the onboard cybershot camera was much better than the rubbish one in the Samsung. The radio/MP3 player is also better than the Nokia.

you can visit http://www.mobile-review.com/review-en.shtml for very comprehensive reviews on the majority of new handsets. Some of the wording is a bit dodgy because it's been translated from Russian, but they're pretty knowledgeable.

TheUnholySinner · 18-02-2008, 15:26

I just ordered a LG KU990 Viewty, even though i said i was leaning more towards a Nokia N95. After realising that using its so poplar GPS, WiFi and such costs even more unless you pay for special bundles, i though i wont bother with it, as it has nothing else appealing to me.

Another thing that helped make my mind up was looking at videos of phones on youtube. Dont know if it will help anyone else, but you get to see the phones features, reaction times, size, looks etc, and you can even get video reviews of them.
I found it better than reading about them on sites.

Hope this helps anyone

RH75 · 18-02-2008, 18:35

Thanks for the you tube suggestion, having watched several reviews there, i'm now leaning towards the Nokia 6500 slide, providing I can set my own text tones!

TheUnholySinner · 18-02-2008, 18:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by RH75

Thanks for the you tube suggestion, having watched several reviews there, i'm now leaning towards the Nokia 6500 slide, providing I can set my own text tones!

Should be able to - nearly all nokias do this. As i said before somewhere, ive only ever encountered this problem with Samsung.

cressida100 · 18-02-2008, 19:43

N95 is fabulous, camera is great! Very easy phone to use like all Nokias. Email accounts easy to set up, music player good too. I would highly recommend it.

coolgirl · 18-02-2008, 21:01

I just rang orange retentions a few hours ago because my 12 month contract was coming to an end, the sales patter person was really helpful. I got the nokia 6300 about a year ago on a £30 package but now I get:

Nokia 6500 Classic (prefer the small form factor over the bulkier but more feature packed slide)
225 minutes
100 texts

£15 p/m which I thought was a pretty good deal.

I hope that helps.

Lawe13 · 18-02-2008, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolgirl

I just rang orange retentions a few hours ago because my 12 month contract was coming to an end, the sales patter person was really helpful. I got the nokia 6300 about a year ago on a £30 package but now I get:

Nokia 6500 Classic (prefer the small form factor over the bulkier but more feature packed slide)
225 minutes
100 texts

£15 p/m which I thought was a pretty good deal.

I hope that helps.

Please tell me you didn't get the bronze one. It's awful!

chris_gt · 18-02-2008, 23:51

Have a look over at http://www.contractmobilephones.co.uk

They have loads

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14-02-2008, 22:53	#2
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Which network are you on? Go to one of their shops.

14-02-2008, 22:56	#3
~x~Rachel~x~ Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 404	Quote: Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce Which network are you on? Go to one of their shops. Well im on vodafone and they are quite rubbish phones mainly lol... Erm all i wanted to know really was anyones recmmendations of any good quailty phones..?.. xxx

15-02-2008, 05:58	#4
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	You need to be more specific about the features you want the phone to have.

15-02-2008, 18:48	#5
RH75 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 211	I'm in the same situtation as you - curently have the samsung d900 also - and can't really see anything that betters this. (o2) The only thing I dont like about this phone is not being able to set my mp3's as txt msg tones and battery life isn't that great. Has anyone please got a recommendation of a mobile that does set mp3's as texts, as well as the features of my curent samsung d900, thank you

16-02-2008, 00:07	#6
~x~Rachel~x~ Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 404	Quote: Originally Posted by RH75 I'm in the same situtation as you - curently have the samsung d900 also - and can't really see anything that betters this. (o2) The only thing I dont like about this phone is not being able to set my mp3's as txt msg tones and battery life isn't that great. Has anyone please got a recommendation of a mobile that does set mp3's as texts, as well as the features of my curent samsung d900, thank you I know the battery is rubbish and the message tones are rubbish but the rest of the phone is great altho the camara is also rubbish lol.... Theres not much choice out there really is there... xxxx

16-02-2008, 00:24	#7
TheUnholySinner Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Newport, Wales ♂ Posts: 2,309	Quote: Originally Posted by RH75 I'm in the same situtation as you - curently have the samsung d900 also - and can't really see anything that betters this. (o2) The only thing I dont like about this phone is not being able to set my mp3's as txt msg tones and battery life isn't that great. Has anyone please got a recommendation of a mobile that does set mp3's as texts, as well as the features of my curent samsung d900, thank you I think any brand apart from Samsung allow customizable text tones. Dont know why they dont allow this little feature on their phones, and it the thing that puts me off getting one of their phones as i regularly change all my tones! The three phones i would recommend at the minute is the LG Viewty, Nokia N95, or to keep things simple (but FULLY customizable) the Nokia 6300. I currently have the 6300, and very happy with it, but as i said on a different thread, my partner is thinking of getting a contract, but happy with her current phone so i said ill have the new one - and im stuck between the above two. I think the Viewty is the stylish and modern look with a great camera and touchscreen features. Then the N95 is a smartphone, great camera and GPS sat nav. I believe its the fact of too many phones out to choose from, and not the fact of not enough, if you look into all thats out there.

16-02-2008, 11:07	#8
jonespr1 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pontypridd Posts: 112	Note down what you use most on phone or a wishlist so that some phones can be suggested, i.e. camera very important, need MP3 player, would like a radio etc..

16-02-2008, 13:40	#9
choicefreedom20 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 251	ya getting new mobile is solely depends upon the feature one want to have so be specific wat you want in your mobile

16-02-2008, 18:59	#10
~x~Rachel~x~ Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 404	Quote: Originally Posted by jonespr1 Note down what you use most on phone or a wishlist so that some phones can be suggested, i.e. camera very important, need MP3 player, would like a radio etc.. I would like a phone with a good quailty camara, able to have mp3s as ringtones and message tones, a mp3 player (obviously lol) internet, bluetooth and good battery life because im a very heavy phone user lol as im a women what do you expect... xxx

16-02-2008, 19:45	#11
RH75 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 211	Pretty much the same 'wants' as me, have been into the 02 shop today and whittled it down to 6 phones, but not sure they can have mp3's as txt tones, got 4 days til official upgrade date, so time to research. Sony Ericsson W910i or K8501 Nokia N95 or N81 Nokia 6500 classic or slide Any pros or cons of the above?

16-02-2008, 20:30	#12
SPARKIE1984 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: amish paradise Posts: 1,919	i know someone with the classic and its great but simplistic! and the slide i should think is the same as the classic but a slider. the n95 is amazing and im thinking of picking up the n81 it seems pretty cool! cant speak for sony ericssons personally never really been a fan!

16-02-2008, 21:01	#13
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Quote: Originally Posted by SPARKIE1984 i know someone with the classic and its great but simplistic! and the slide i should think is the same as the classic but a slider. the n95 is amazing and im thinking of picking up the n81 it seems pretty cool! cant speak for sony ericssons personally never really been a fan! The 6500s are very different. One has a 3.2mp camera, the other 2mp One has expandable memory the other doesn't.

16-02-2008, 21:44	#14
~x~Rachel~x~ Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 404	Im liking the nokia 6500 slide still undecided though lol.... Well i still have abit of time till i can upgrade so ill just wait and see thanks for all your help x

17-02-2008, 09:01	#15
SPARKIE1984 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: amish paradise Posts: 1,919	well i never, ur a mind of information mate. i know the classic is a wicked little phone though!

18-02-2008, 09:14	#16
RH75 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 211	Having been back to the store, the N series are too big and bulky for my needs, not sure i like the controls/buttons of K850i, gone off the nokia 6500 classic, leaving 6500 slide, W910i and salesman pushing me towards one i hadn't considered, samsung G600! Decisions, decisions!

18-02-2008, 12:07	#17
Lawe13 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 869	Forget the G600 the camera is terrible, you are much better of with the 6500 Slide for the camera. W910i if music is more important to you. You have to decide that tho.

18-02-2008, 15:16	#18
magikmax Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scotlandshire Posts: 786	I would say that go for Nokia for features, power and reliability (and N series for customisation) or go for Sony Ericsson for camera/music as your main needs. I would personally steer clear of Motorola, as their handsets are over-priced and under-powered. I went from a Sony Ericsson K800i to a Samsung D900 due to a fault with my K800i, but the Sony operating system is better, more customisable, the phone was more powerful, and the onboard cybershot camera was much better than the rubbish one in the Samsung. The radio/MP3 player is also better than the Nokia. you can visit http://www.mobile-review.com/review-en.shtml for very comprehensive reviews on the majority of new handsets. Some of the wording is a bit dodgy because it's been translated from Russian, but they're pretty knowledgeable.

18-02-2008, 15:26	#19
TheUnholySinner Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Newport, Wales ♂ Posts: 2,309	I just ordered a LG KU990 Viewty, even though i said i was leaning more towards a Nokia N95. After realising that using its so poplar GPS, WiFi and such costs even more unless you pay for special bundles, i though i wont bother with it, as it has nothing else appealing to me. Another thing that helped make my mind up was looking at videos of phones on youtube. Dont know if it will help anyone else, but you get to see the phones features, reaction times, size, looks etc, and you can even get video reviews of them. I found it better than reading about them on sites. Hope this helps anyone

18-02-2008, 18:35	#20
RH75 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 211	Thanks for the you tube suggestion, having watched several reviews there, i'm now leaning towards the Nokia 6500 slide, providing I can set my own text tones!

18-02-2008, 18:40	#21
TheUnholySinner Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Newport, Wales ♂ Posts: 2,309	Quote: Originally Posted by RH75 Thanks for the you tube suggestion, having watched several reviews there, i'm now leaning towards the Nokia 6500 slide, providing I can set my own text tones! Should be able to - nearly all nokias do this. As i said before somewhere, ive only ever encountered this problem with Samsung.

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18-02-2008, 19:43	#22
cressida100 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 3,528	N95 is fabulous, camera is great! Very easy phone to use like all Nokias. Email accounts easy to set up, music player good too. I would highly recommend it.

18-02-2008, 21:01	#23
coolgirl Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,728	I just rang orange retentions a few hours ago because my 12 month contract was coming to an end, the sales patter person was really helpful. I got the nokia 6300 about a year ago on a £30 package but now I get: Nokia 6500 Classic (prefer the small form factor over the bulkier but more feature packed slide) 225 minutes 100 texts £15 p/m which I thought was a pretty good deal. I hope that helps.

18-02-2008, 22:46	#24
Lawe13 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 869	Quote: Originally Posted by coolgirl I just rang orange retentions a few hours ago because my 12 month contract was coming to an end, the sales patter person was really helpful. I got the nokia 6300 about a year ago on a £30 package but now I get: Nokia 6500 Classic (prefer the small form factor over the bulkier but more feature packed slide) 225 minutes 100 texts £15 p/m which I thought was a pretty good deal. I hope that helps. Please tell me you didn't get the bronze one. It's awful!

18-02-2008, 23:51	#25
chris_gt Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3	Have a look over at http://www.contractmobilephones.co.uk They have loads